Clinch-back for suspender-buckles



(No Model) G. B. ADAMS. ULINOH BAGK FOR SUSPENDER BUCKLBS. No. 520,025.Patented May 22, 1894.

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UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. ADAMS, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

CLlNCH-BAC K FOR SUSPENDER-BUCKLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,025, dated May 22,1894.

Application filed January 22, 1894- Serial No. 497,653- (No morleLlscription of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

This invention has for its object to provide a simple, cheap and strongunion between the end of the web and suspender buckle, which avoids thenecessity of doubling the end of the web and which does not leave edgesof metal exposed to catch in and wear other garments.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts all as will be now described andpointed out particularly in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figurel is a perspective view ofa buckle and end of a web united in accordance with my presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the body of the buckle and clinchback separated and with the clinch back open. Fig. 3 is a similar viewwith the two parts united and the clinch back partially closed ready forthe reception of the web. Fig. 4 is atransverse section and Fig. 5 is alongitudinal section.

Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

The letterAin the accompanying drawings indicates the body of a buckleor equivalent fastening, such as is adapted more especially for use onsuspenders. On the rearward edge of this body portion, and preferably atthe ends, there are formed ears or as I shall term them headedprojections B, the enlargements on the ends of the projections beingpreferably turned toward each other for a reason which will presentlyappear. 7

The clinch back, as the device for uniting the buckle and web is called,is formed of sheet metal with a relatively wide tongue C adapted to passin between the projections and behind the heads thereon. As will be seenfrom Fig. 2, before this union is made,

right angles, the distance between the ears being just equal to thewidth of the web. The cars extend entirely across the sides of the bodyof the clinch back; thus the headed projections pass in between them andthe ends of the wide tongue or overlap C when the two parts are broughttogether.

The ears E are preferably of such width that when folded down over theselvage side edges of the web, they will just meet the sides of thetongue 0, and the latter is of such length that when folded down itsedge will be in line with the rear sides of the cars.

In assembling the parts, the tongue C is passed through in the spacebetween the headed projections and bent down to the position shown inFig. 3 and the teeth on the cars at each side of the clinch back areturned in as also shown in said Fig. 3. Then the end of the web isinserted and the tongue and ears clinched smoothly down onto the same.The teeth on the body portion turn upward as they pass through the weband strike the tongue, and the teeth on the ears clinch against the bodyportion, making a union which does not permit the web to unravel andwhich is only very slightly thicker than the Web itself.

The union is very strong and may be made very narrow as the whole spacewithin the clinch back is left free for the insertion of the end of theweb.

The clinch back, it will be observed passes around the end of the weband completely closes the same, thus no ravelings can become exposed,and while I have shown the tongue passing between the ears toothed, andprefer it so, still the teeth may be omitted aspra'ctice demonstratesthat the toothed ears embracing the selvage edges of themselves make anexceedingly strong union.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. In adevice, such as described, the combination with the buckle body, of theclinch back having the central tongue folded back to embrace the endedge of the webbing said tongue not extending to the side edges of the l2. In a device, such as described, the combination with the buckle body,having the headed projections on one edge, of the clinch back having thetongue passed between said projections and folded back to embrace theend of the web; substantially as described.

3. In a device, such as described, the combination with the buckle bodyhaving the headed projections on one edge, of the clinch back having thetongue passed between the headed projections and folded back to embracethe end of the Web, and the ears at each side folded over to embrace theside edges of the web and headed projections; substantially asdescribed.

4. In a device, such as described, the combination with the buckle bodyhaving the headed projections on one edge, of the clinch back having thetongue passed between the headed projections and folded back to embracethe end of the fabric, the teeth on the opposite edge of the clinch backfor cooperation with the tongue to hold the fabric, and the ears at eachside folded in to embrace the side edges of the fabric and having theteeth thereon; substantially as described.

GEORGE E. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

E. N. STANLEY, R. A. MOORE, Jr.

